2.21.020 Terms, qualifications and appointment of members.
A. Members of the design review board shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council and shall serve terms of three years. The terms shall be staggered. All terms shall expire on September 30th. Members of the design review board shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and confirmed.
B. Design review board members should have qualifications, skills or demonstrated interest in urban design and be able to demonstrate the ability to read and interpret site plans, elevation drawings, landscape plans, architectural details and other design details and specifications as may be depicted on plans.
Members shall meet at least one of the qualifications listed below:
1. A licensed architect with experience in urban design;
2. A resident with a professional background relating to landscaping, horticulture, arboriculture or forestry design;
3. A resident with a professional background relating to urban design (e.g., a professional artist, a civil engineer, planner, building contractor or professional building designer);
4. A resident with demonstrated interest and knowledge of urban design, landscaping, horticulture, arboriculture or forestry design (no more than two members shall be appointed from this category);
5. A member from the Gig Harbor planning commission (no more than one planning commissioner shall be appointed to the DRB);
6. A member from the Gig Harbor historic preservation commission (no more than one historic preservation commissioner shall be appointed to the DRB). (Ord. 1513 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1492 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1486 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1470 § 1, 2021; Ord. 1447 § 2, 2020; Ord. 1423 § 2, 2019; Ord. 993 § 2, 2005; Ord. 736 § 1, 1996).